Climate Change Science and Solutions Specialization
Human induced climate change is one of the main drivers of the Anthropocene. The physical science of the earth's climate and its sensitivity to pollution is remarkably complex and an area of intense study. The resulting perturbations to the earth system permeate through and impact ecological and human systems.
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Program Courses
Core
Two required courses.
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 630 The Physical Science of Climate Change |
Raymond Tu,Th 10:30-11:50 |
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| ENV 840 Climate Change Policy and Perspectives |
Esty M,W 2:30-3:50 |
Esty Tentative |
Elective
Students must complete four elective courses, one of which must be from the “Practicums and Seminars” bin. The remaining three courses may come from any of the four bins.
Climate Mitigation
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 594 Global Carbon Cycle |
Denning M,W 9:00-10:20 |
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| ENV 635 Renewable Energy Project Finance |
Gross M,W 7:30pm-8:50pm |
Gross | ||
| ENV 716 Renewable Energy |
Tentative | |||
| ENV 800 Energy Economics and Policy Analysis |
Gillingham M,W 10:30-11:50 |
Gillingham | ||
| ENV 814 Energy Systems Analysis |
Rao M,W 9:00-10:20 |
Rao | ||
| ECON 331 The Economics of Energy and Climate Change |
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| EPS 274 Fossil Fuels and Energy Transitions |
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| EPS 725 Geoengineering and Carbon Capture |
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| ENAS 673 Air Quality and Energy |
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| GLBL 730 Managing the Clean Energy Transition: Contemporary Energy and Climate Change Policy Making |
Climate Impacts
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 645 Urbanization, Global Change and Sustainability |
Seto Tu 9:00-11:50 |
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| ENV 734 Biological Oceanography |
Decker | |||
| ENV 773 Air Pollution Control (APC) |
Gentner M,W 2:30-3:45 |
Gentner Tentative |
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| ENV 793 Abrupt Climate Change and Societal Collapse |
Weiss Th 3:30-5:20 |
Weiss Tentative |
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| ENV 817 Urban, Suburban, and Regional Planning Practice |
Kooris Tu 4:00-6:50 |
Kooris Tentative |
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| CDE 547 Climate Change and Public Health |
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| EPH 571 Seminar in Climate Change and Health |
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| EPS 140 Atmosphere, Ocean, and Environmental Change |
Climate & Society
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 590 The Climate Change Negotiations: A Practical Approach |
Biniaz Tentative |
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| ENV 642 Environmental Justice/Climate Justice |
Torres Tu,Th 10:30-11:50 |
Tentative | ||
| ENV 761 Negotiating International Agreements: The Case of Climate Change |
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| ENV 850 International Organizations and Conferences |
Geballe Tu 5:30-7:50 |
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| ENV 873 Global Environmental History |
Tentative | |||
| ENV 878 Climate and Society: Past to Present |
Dove Th 1:30-3:20 |
Dove | ||
| ANTH 791 Paleoclimate and Human Response |
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| ECON 432 Economics of Social Catastrophes: Climate Change and Pandemics |
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| HIST 459J (Yale College course) Climate Change and the Humanities |
Practicums and Seminar Classes
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 674 Seminar in Forest Ecosystem Health and Stability in a Changing Climate |
Ashton M,W 4:00-5:20, plus some Friday Field trips |
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| ENV 701 Seminar on Climate Change Policy and Economics |
Mendelsohn M,W 1:00-2:20 |
Mendelsohn Tentative |
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| ENV 718 Climate Change Seminar |
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| ENV 959 Clinic in Climate Justice, Climate Policy, the Law, and Public Health |
Bozzi M 10:00-11:50 |
Bozzi M 10:00-11:50 |
Faculty Tentative |
Tentative |
| ENV 960 Climate Solutions Capstone: Nature Based Solutions Clinic |
Gentry Tu,Th 4:00-5:20 |
Gentry | ||
| ENV 979 Climate Solutions Capstone: Sub-National Actors |
Klee Tu 2:30-5:20 |
Klee | ||
| ENV 981 Climate, Animals, Food, and Environment Law & Policy Lab — Pre-Registration Deadline: June 25 |
Kysar Tentative |
Tentative | ||
| ENV 984 Energy and Climate Change Policy Practicum |
Tentative | |||
| EPH 555 Practicum in Climate Change, Sustainability and Public Health |
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| EPS 745 Seminar in Climate and Energy |
Learning Community
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